The real Slim Shady of the M&G newsroom is surprised to find even Trump is just imitating – or so his younger colleagues reckon
The weather event is predicted to bring above-normal rainfall in January before easing up, but the northeast may remain dry
The first-of-its-kind balloon is predicted to bridge the gap in atmospheric data between the West and the continent
Informal settlements around the city, and the township of Khayelitsha, have been severely affected
Last year floods battered KwaZulu-Natal and this week the Western Cape saw immense damage
But higher international commodity prices will keep input costs elevated for the livestock and poultry sector
South Africa recently had minus degree temperatures and the Middle East topped 50°C — and it’s all of our own making
New research says the potential destruction of climate change has been gravely underestimated
The purpose of the forum is to generate demystified and interpreted weather and climate information to assess the options and possible remedies
Working together to restore human dignity through universal access to water and sanitation
On December 30 last year, a violent storm caused extensive damage to some 1 326 properties
Inadequate infrastructure and clogged storm water drains are costing lives as extreme weather patterns become more frequent.
No, it’s not the Olympics, it’s the weather. July 2016 is the hottest month in recorded history and people are responsible this unnatural phenomenon.
Nasa – which uses its satellites to observe climate change – has said this year will probably be the hottest on record.
The technology for forecasting the weather has been getting more and more local in recent years. Now it’s personal, writes Arthur Goldstuck.
A simple tool could give meteorologists access to the world’s information deserts, enabling data collection from large areas of the developing world.
Scientists in the Western Cape town watch more than whales – they have a flair for space weather too.
New Yorkers share pictures of the unseasonable weather as temperatures plummet below zero across all 50 states in the US.
Insurance claims and payouts are soaring as havoc wreaked by climate change in the form of violent storms, rain and hail continues to increase.
The United Nations says that 13 of the 14 warmest years on record have occured since the turn of the new millennium.
Rain across SA has led to 32 deaths, 25 of which were drownings. But government is off high alert as the weather seemingly returns to normal.
US residents have shared some cool images of the Polar Vortex as subzero temperatures continue to arrest the country.
On average, the global temperature is 0.9C higher than a century ago, while global sea levels are 20cm higher than in 1880, says a report.
Eskom is scrambling to keep electricity flowing on the national power grid as the country remains in some of coldest weather in decades.
The British government and Olympic organisers are drawing up contingency plans to deal with the inclement summer, writes Owen Gibson.
There’s nothing like a downpour to bring out the sunny side of Gaborone, writes Wame Molefhe.
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/ 30 January 2009
Johannesburg metro police on Friday urged motorists to be cautious as the rain-hit city has seen a recent increase in road accidents.
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/ 14 January 2009
Indonesia is examining whether a ferry that sank at the weekend may have had up to 103 more people on board than at first.
A heavy thunderstorm in Grahamstown on Wednesday left 11 people injured and 65 homeless, Eastern Cape police said.
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/ 6 September 2008
Capetonians have a seemingly endless capacity for being astonished by the weather, which is strange, as we have a lot of it.
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/ 6 September 2008
US traders returning to their desks from the Labor Day weekend sold oil after earlier falls on Monday, helping to push the price down about 8%.
Specially equipped C-130 Hurricane Hunters help forecasters know where tropical storms and hurricanes will go and when.